News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Walmart Planning Instal Photovoltaic Modules on 27 of its Massachusetts Stores

18-month initiative to produce 10.5 MW of clean energy The American Retail Giant; Walmart announced its intention to set-up solar panels on the roof-top of almost half of all its stores in Massachusetts. This initiative is expected to start by August 2012. The construction is currently in an engineering phase, and Walmart officials said they [...]

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Green Tech The Future Of Tata Power

India’s largest private energy producer, Tata power, is going towards green technology. The company wants to generate 25 percent of all its power from clean energy sources, and is ready to invest in business partners already developing clean renewable energy. In a recent interview, The Executive Director of Tata Power, S. Ramakrishnan told DNA Money [...]

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World’s First Plug-and-Play Solar Panels Launched

Westinghouse has launched the world’s first fully integrated plug-and-play solar panels. The company’s innovative trademarked instant connection system eliminates panel-to-panel wiring and racking. The company claims their system reduces installation costs by 50%. Last week, the designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, Westinghouse Solar, announced the release of a new line of solar panels [...]

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Thatta’s First 50 MW Wind Energy Project

A significant reduction in oil importation bill has been anticipated with the installation of a 50 MW Wind Energy Project in Thatta Karachi-Pakistan. This project aims at shifting towards renewable energy hence meeting the unprecedented energy demand for both industrial and domestic use. The ultimate aim is to make burning of fossil fuels in thermal [...]

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‘Net-Zero’ Households – Say Bye to Electricity Bills

It is now possible to have monthly electricity bills of USD 0, or just around that figure. Homebuilders are following various guidelines to be able to properly install solar power, insulation and energy-efficient appliances into smart green households. An example of a strong homebuilder company of environmentally friendly households is Shea Homes. The SheaXero concept [...]

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AVSE II Solar Power Plant Going Live In 2013

A MW photovoltaic solar power plant is being established in Maricopa County, Arizona. This was recently announced by Fluor Corporation. The company was granted two contracts for building as well as maintaining the plant. The solar farm will form part of the largest photovoltaic solar farms in the world. The project of constructing the solar [...]

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Corsican Sun Providing Solar Energy & Hydrogen Supporting

In Island, Iles Sanguinaires, at the Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsican sees the sun turning red as the night approach. However, a new renewable energy experimental facility has been built there. The solar plant has been established on the hillside of the Mediterranean where the sun merely sets. The advance use of hydrogen, enables the plant [...]

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Flowserve Pump Selected For Nevada Solar Power Plant

Currently, Flowserve Corp has been selected to provide key pumping systems required for the Solar Energy Project which is being constructed closed to Tonopah in Nevada. USA. It is concentrated solar power (CSP) plant of 110 MW, which is being constructed. Crescent Dunes Solar Energy project uses a power tower with molten salts, which will [...]

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Construction of the Most Hygienic Coal Plant on Earth

The most hygienic coal plant on earth is actually being built. Even though the majority of people in the field are claiming that the capture and sequestration of carbon is way too costly to be practical, this technology seems to be quite remarkable. The Texas Clean Energy Project, also commonly known as the TCEP is [...]

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Solar Powered Water Purification Systems – Mobile MaxPure

An innovative stand-alone solar-powered water purification system has been introduced to the market by Worldwater & Solar Technologies Incorporated. It is a machine built with a pump, filter, to desalinate water and to purify. The system does also provide energy for purposes such as communication. The standalone machine has already several successful stories across the [...]

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